Celebrity Mormons (24 images)

The head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles since 1999, Andy Reid, is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having met his wife at Brigham-Young University, even contributing $2,300 to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2008. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

The presumed front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Romney recently came under fire for his faith after fellow candidate Gov. Rick Perry was introduced by a pastor who condemned the Mormon faith as "a cult" during the Values Voter Summit. Romey has called on Perry to repudiate the claims, while Perry's campaign refuses to go any further than official disagreement with the remarks. UPI/Daniel Acker/Pool

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was raised as an agnostic, and his wife's parents were Jewish, but the two converted to Mormonism while Reid was at college. "I think it is much easier to be a good member of the Church and a Democrat than a good member of the Church and a Republican," Reid has said in response to those critical of his Democratic politics and Mormon faith. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Former U.S. ambassador to China, and current 2012 Republican presidential candidate Huntsman's life has been closely tied to the Mormon faith. Huntsman's father, billionaire Jon Huntsman Sr., and mother Karen are both prominent members of the church, with long family ties stretching back decades. And Huntsman is even related to presidential rival Mitt Romeny, as the two are third cousins, twice-removed. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)